Baby's body found at NW Houston apartment, HPD says

Houston police investigate discovery of baby's body

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of an infant whose badly decomposed body was found at an apartment complex in northwest Houston early this morning. The child was found at a unit in the 3800 block of Sherwood Lane just after midnight. Investigators said they believe the boy had been born two months ago. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office, which is scheduled to perform an autopsy, will determine the infant’s age as well as the cause of death. According to investigators, relatives of the child’s 24-year-old mother reportedly smelled a foul odor coming beneath a bathroom sink in the apartment. They were told that a dead infant was beneath the sink. The relatives retrieved the body, which had been wrapped in a blanket, and called police. The child’s mother told investigators that she had given birth to the child Sept. 18.